Webster's Dictionary 1913

7318

Auscultate

Aus″cul‐tate (�), v. i. & t. To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

7319

Auscultation

Aus′cul‐ta″tion (�), n. [L. ausculcatio, fr. auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear. See Auricle, and cf. Scout, n.] 1. The act of listening or hearkening t...

7320

Auscultator

Aus″cul‐ta′tor (�), n. One who practices auscultation.

7321

Auscultatory

Aus‐cul″ta‐to‐ry (�), a. Of or pertaining to auscultation. Dunglison.

7322

Ausonian

Au‐so″ni‐an (�), a. [L. Ausonia, poetic name for Italy.] Italian. Milton.

7323

Auspicate

Aus″pi‐cate (�), a. [L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See Aviary...

7324

Auspicate (2)

Aus″pi‐cate (�), v. t. 1. To foreshow; to foretoken. B. Jonson.2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; — a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking t...

7325

Auspice

Aus″pice (�), n.; pl.Auspices (�). [L. auspicium, fr. auspex: cf. F. auspice. See Auspicate, a.] 1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertakin...

7326

Auspicial

Aus‐pi″cial (�), a. Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.

7327

Auspicious

Aus‐pi″cious (�), a. [See Auspice.] 1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious begin...

7328

Auster

‖Aus″ter (�), n. [L. auster a dry, hot, south wind; the south.] The south wind. Pope.

7329

Austere

Aus‐tere″ (�), [F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. �, fr. � to parch, dry. Cf. Sear.] 1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; auste...

7330

Austerely

Aus‐tere″ly, adv. Severely; rigidly; sternly.A doctrine austerely logical.Macaulay.

7331

Austereness

Aus‐tere″ness, n. 1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity. Johnson.2. Severity; strictness; austerity. Shak.

7332

Austerity

Aus‐ter″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Austerities (�). [F. austérité, L. austerias, fr. austerus. See Austere.] 1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. Horsley.2. Severity of manners or life...

7333

Austin

Aus″tin (�), a. Augustinian; as, Austin friars.

7334

Austral

Aus″tral (�), a. [L. australis, fr. auster: cf. F. austral.] Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean.Austral signs(Astron.), the last six signs of...

7335

Austral (2)

Aus″tral (?), a.(Biogeography) Designating, or pert. to, a zone extending across North America between the Transition and Tropical zones, and including most of the United States...

7336

Australasian

Aus′tral‐a″sian (�), a. Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions. — n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.

7337

Australian

Aus‐tra″li‐an (�), a. [From L. Terra Australis southern land.] Of or pertaining to Australia. — n. A native or an inhabitant of Australia.

7338

Australian ballot

Aus‐tra″li‐an bal″lot. (Law) A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes tha...

7339

Australize

Aus″tral‐ize (�), v. i. [See Austral.] To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.They do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another.Sir T. Browne.

7340

Austrian

Aus″tri‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants. — n. A native or an inhabitant of Austria.

7341

Austrine

Aus″trine (�), n. [L. austrinus, from auster south.] Southern; southerly; austral. Bailey.

7342

Austro-Hungarian

Aus″tro–Hun‐ga″ri‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary.

7343

Austromancy

Aus″tro‐man′cy (�), n. [L. auster south wind + -mancy.] Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds.

7344

Auszug

‖Aus″zug′ (ous″tso͞ok), n.; Ger. pl.-zÜge (–tsü′gẽ). See Army organization, Switzerland.